John Foster / 13 Sep 2019
Coming Up for Air
The Populist Interregnum
Describing his time in Nazi prison camps in the 1930s, Paul Massing noted that the experience was much more difficult for those outside his political party.(...)
Migrants
Sean Quinn / 26 Jul 2019
The Sea Has No King
Carola Rackete vs. Matteo Salvini, Part III
Picture this: You are the captain of an NGO rescue ship that has been stranded at sea for weeks awaiting permission to dock at the nearest port.(...)
Sean Quinn / 19 Jul 2019
The War of Attrition
Carola Rackete vs. Matteo Salvini, Part II
NGO crews patrolling the Mediterranean for refugees have noticed a change in the treatment of some of their ships.(...)
Joel Schalit / 31 May 2019
The Blame Game
Germans and Antisemitism
“Their decision was racist,” my attorney said. “There was no legal basis to deny you permanent residency in Germany.”(...)
Armin Langer / 13 Mar 2019
Dog-Whistle Antisemitism
The War on George Soros
The European People’s Party (EPP) has initiated a process that could remove Hungary’s governing Fidesz from the centre-right group. Twelve member parties requested the step, which will be voted on next week. “Viktor Orbán has crossed the red line,” said EPP President Joseph Daul.(...)
Joel Schalit / 26 Jan 2019
Turin for Migrants
Multicultural Italy
From Palermo to Turin, to outsiders, Italy resembles a typically multicultural, globalised nation-state. Difficulty in understanding that has more to do with politics than it does with actually existing Italy.(...)
Joel Schalit / 25 Jan 2019
School for Dictators
Matteo Salvini and the Italian Right
It had been his worst week in office. The press had started eating him alive. His coalition was showing signs of stress. And opposition was starting to coalesce around his refugee policy.(...)